Card holder



A. AQUILA May 17 1927.

CARD HOLDER Filed NOV. 12. 1926 Y y@ a,

Patented Mer n.192?. i

n arr rarerrar igv y 'ANTHONY Annina-or' IsELf-N-NEW .nnsnYL i y l y CARD HOLDER. l l' A pp1icaton filed November 12,1926. Serial No. 147,928.

from more particularly to devices of this character that illustrated in Fig. 4; andf y such as are employed Vfor displaying pricey Fig. 'J is a 'sideview lin elevation of theV cards, single or in combination. device illustrating the same placed upona 60 5 The primary object of this invention is to counterl in an inclined position.

provide a novel and improved display card My 'improved'device comprises a'bodypor-- holder of a relativelyA simple construction tion 10, made in the form of va plate havingi adapted to be produced atlowcost, yet', protwo opposite edges, preferably the upper `and vding a most eective means for displaying the lower edges, bent forwardly and '1114.165 price cardsandthe like. 1 wardly to form retaining flanges 11, 12..` Another object is to provide a price card Said flanges are spaced from the front or holder adapted to be vreadily clamped' onto inner surface of the plate as showny at`13, a i the edge of a shelf and detached therefrom, distance sufficient to receive the thickness yof having adjustable means of a novel and'ima display card 14, as well as the thickness Of 70 proved Construction a Vfront plate vor cover l'which -is in the v A further vObject is to provid@v a device of present case slidably` inserted iny position the character specified where the ligures or from the right side ina superimposed relaother indications printed on thel cards car- EOD t0, Sad Clpley Gardel' Cardsy as Figi 7 ried thereby are arranged to show through vClearly Shows. 4 7 5A openings provided in a front plate, which The side at whichthe Sliding cover 15 is also acts as a means for retaining said cards inserted is unobstructedat the front afford? in position. 5 ing a free and clear passage f0r-said'cover';

Other objects and advantages ofthe presthe edge at said end or a substantialflimrt-l ent inventionwill more fully appear as the thereof, isbent rearwardly and inwardly to? 80 description proceeds and will be set forth form a flangel attherear, said flange beand claimed in the appended claims. ingspaced from the rear surface of thebody My device comprisesessentially a body or a distance corresponding to the thicknessof' holder proper provided with means for rea sliding clamping member 17, having a latceiving and holding the cards in position7 veral extensionlS inserted between saidflange 8 5 and a front member or platedetachably con-k andthe body of the device.

nected to said body adapted to retain said This invention relates to card holders and edOe of a shelf in al manner different The edge Aat theopposite end of the body cards in position preventing lateral displaceplate has its central portion extending for ment thereof, said plate being provided with almost the entire length of tlieedge bent openings through which the figures or other yrearwardly and inwardly to forma fla-nge 19 9o indications printed on the cards may be disy at the rear corresponding to flange 16 at the i played. opposite end; Said Vflange 19 is also spaced A preferred embodiment of my invention from the rearsurface of the body providing is illustrated' in the annexed drawings, yin a clearance space throughwhichlug 20 eX-jy which: tending from the other end of clamping' 95.

4Q Fig. 1 is a front view in elevation of my member 17 may be inserted and retained.'

improved card holder;` .In this manner flangeS 18,20 OIIII lWQ Fig. 2 .is a plan view of the same; runways within which-clamping member 17 Fig. 3 is a side vview in elevation of th may be slidably adjusted at Vvany ldesired same; point. At one end, said clamping member is 100 Fig. 4E is a side sectional view through'provided with a cam locking member 21,I

line 4.--4 of Figl, showing'the device kpivot'ally mounted atl 22, provided with a clamped onto the edge of a shelf; handle or projection 23 by means of which Fig. 5 is a plan sectional view of the same the cam 'member may be operated. j through lined-5 of Fig. 1; y Referring to Fig. 6, where the camunem- 1105 Fig. 6 is a rear view in elevation of the ber' is illustrated in its loekingfposition, it

' same; f will be seen that if handle or projection 2 3 Fig. 7 'is a vfront view in elevation of the is forceddownwardly causing. angular movedevice showing a way of inserting and Vvrelment of the cam member lin a clockwise di-V moving the front plate; rection, the clamping ymember" willi be *re- 1 1@ Fig. 8 is a side view in elevation of the gleasedandwvl b e free to move up and down deviceshowing the same mounted onto the lin its'frunwalys. Once,'the new position is reached the cam member may be rotated in the opposite direction until its surface will wedge against the edge of flange 18, securely locking the clamping member in position.

The remaining portions ofjthe'edge .oppo-l site tothe side through which member 15 is inserted, that is, its upper and lower ends are bent forwardly and inwardly to form,y partial retaining flanges'24, 25, on a level with flangesll, 12, providing a stop for the cards insertedat the other end and slid in position betweentlanges 11, 12, and the body of the device.

' Sliding member or cover 15, has the central portion of its inner end embossed as at 26.,.so as to be flush with the outer edges ofanges 24, 25, when part 15 is in its normal position shown in Eig.l 1;y furthermore, the outer end of said part 15,l is embossed throughout its entire length as at 27 to comeA Y Vflushwith flanges 11, 1 2, so that when part 1,5 isiny positionfianges 11, 1 2, 211, 25, and

embossedv parts-26, 27, combine to provide the effect of-la complete frame around the fro-nt rsurface of part 15.

The outer end ofpart 15,'further1`nore has its edge bent rearwardly as at 28, so as ltoreach the front surface of the body plate 10,

thus .acting as, `a :retainingpmeans -fort the outeriend of Icard or cards inserted within` said body plate. Plate 15 is providedvwith openings'A such as 29, 30, .31', -32,A through .whichthe 'gures or othervindications printed v onrthe cards maybe displayed.

In this manner, a very effective display is against which the thumb`v may be applied'to.. force cover 15 outwardly when a changevof cards is,v to` beeffected.I

By virtueof this 4arrangement it will be observed thatthe card on cards may be inserted sidewise. through the slotted passage..

betweenflangesll 12 and the body of thefdevice, until the inner edge .strikes thesidesjofiiangesZl, 25,; coverlrmay thenbe inserted through the same slotted `passage in a supclimposedrelation to the card or cards and. may be forced inwardly until its inner edge, registers with the inner `edge ofthe card or cards, its .embossed portion 27 coming to occupy the position shown in F ig. 1.

The cards usedtherefore,need not be bent or' otherwise distorted in' order to' bev placed in positionor removed therefrom and this condition greatly favorsthe length of their useful life. This condition is also advantageous in this, that it permits the use of 'very smooth or glazed vcardboard which would be apt tocrease if the cards had to be bent ordistorted in order to be inserted in position or removed therefrom; and this in its turn may attimes be preferable because printed matter stands up more effectively onvhighly glazed papers than on papers having ka matt surface.

VAt the rear, the device is provided with suitable supporting Vor attaching means, for instance, clamping means of the character shown.`v These consist of' two rearwardly directed flanges 33,34, which are spaced atv the properdistance to permit the insertion. ofthe deviceover the edge of' a shelf such as 35. Said flanges'are preferably Vmade of springy sheet metal 'providing' some-resiliencyfin the flanges themselves,y inl order to permit small varlationsin the thickness of the shelf and in order to exerta better clamping action.

However, in the preferred form, as stated, one of the clampingflanges is adjustable,' clamping flange 34 being in this case, made integral withsliding member 17 and Apro.-4J jecting rearwardly therefrom. Clamping ,flange 33 is stationary being ypermanentlyf attached tothe rear of body plate 1 3L inv anyv suitable manner. The/'clamping .flanges are preferably provided with longitudinally embossed inwardlyprojecting beads or depressions such as 3.6, 37, insuringa positive line of contact between the flanges andthe surfaces against which they abut.

By; vvirtue Aof; the construction described,v

the distance between the two clampingy 105 flanges may be adjusted at' will so that the device .may-be attached onto shelvesvof va-l rious thicknesses. ln some cases,fhowever,v

flange 'projecting .underneaththe shelf; for

instance, this would not be possible if the shelf were of an abnormal thickness, beyond 4it is :not possiblel orvv convenient to have the v the range of the adjustment of the clamping Y flanges. To render the device adapted for' use in'such cases,lI provide la sliding mehr ber 17, with rearwardly,y `projecting sharp points 38, 39, extending under the flange 34; at aV certain distance therefrom; the device can then be used in the manner illustrated in Fig. 8` where, the lower surface of fiange` 311 .rests'on top of the shelf or case and points'V 38, 39 are forced through .they front surface 0f the l Shelfv or case. u

The device is also adapted for l.use-on a .bench or counter upony which it maybe placed in an inclined position in order to vmore eiiectively displaythe indications cairried thereby. -To this end, it is Ysufficient to. move the adjustable clamping plate to. itsfextreme outer position, in which rposition it is adapted .to act as a pro-p or support easel fashion in supporting the device in an inclined position on top of a counter as shown in Fig. 9. l A f i The device may be used in connection with price'cards of a size correspending to the housing therefor, provided by the device or else the desired combinations of numbers and other indications may be obtained by usingl sectional cards, as shown for instance in Fig. 7.

In the same it will be seen that the indication 12e lb. is obtained by using two main price cards 4l, 42, arranged side by side to form the num-eral l2, and two additional smaller cards 43, 44 at the right side, one at the top and one at thejbottom, providing the indications c and lb. showing` through openings 31, 32, respectively. Y

In this manner great flexibility is obtained in the price marking system because with a relatively limited number of cards it is possible to form all the desired combinations. If preferred, it is, of course, possible to print the indications showing through openings 31, 82, on a single card, the length of which corresponds to the combined length of cards 43, 44.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I provide a device of a relatively simple construction, which may be produced vat low cost, and which will effectively serve the purposes for which it is designed. The

openingsV through the, front part of cover 15 may, of course, be arranged in a manner dierent from that shown, and other minor details may similarly be modified without substantially departing from the inventive idea; accordingly, the drawings are to be understood as being intended for illustrativepurposes only and not in a limiting sense. Therefore, I reserve myself the right to carry my invention into practice in any way or manner which may enter fairly into the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. -In a card holder of the character specilied, a body member having portions of three of its edges bent forwardly and inwardly to provide retaining fianges spaced from said body member to receive and retain display cards inserted between said flanges and said body member, said body member having furthermore portions of two opposite -edges bent rearwardly and inwardly to` provide flanges spaced from the rear surface of said body member, a stationary clamping member rearwardly extending from said body member, an additional clamping member also carried by said body member and rearwardly extending therefrom adjustably mounted between said spaced flanges and the surface of said body member, and means for locking .said adjustable clamping member in position.

2. lIn a card holder of the character specified, a body member having portions of threeof its edges bent forwardly and in-` wardly to provide retaining angesspaced from said body member to receive and retain display cards inserted between said flanges and said body member, said body'k member having furthermore portions of two.,

of a body member having two opposite edges bent forwardly( and inwardly Ito provide front retaining flanges spaced from said body/member to receive and retain display cards inserted between said flanges and said body member, said body member, furthermore, having a third edge partly bent forwardly and inwardly on a plane with said flanges and partly bent rearwardly and inwardly to provide a flange spaced 'from the rear .surface of said body member, and the edge opposite thereto being bent rearwardly and inwardly to provide anotherV fiange spaced from the rear surface of said body member, and a front member slidably inserted between'said front flanges and the surface of said body member in superimposed relation to said cards having openings through which indications carried by said cards may be displayed, said front member having a portionof one of its edges embossed to complete the frame effect of the forwardly and inwardly bent portions of the third edge of said body member, and having its opposite edge embossed along its entire lengthto complete the frame effect of said y flanges.

4. In a card holder of the character specified the combination, with supporting means, of a body member having two opposite edges bent forwardly and inwardly to Vprovide front retaining yflanges spaced from said body member'to receive and retain display cards inserted between said flanges and said body member, the third edge of said body member having its end portions bent forwardly and'inwardly on a levelwith said flanges and having its central .portion bent rearwardly and inwardly to provide a flange spaced from the rear surface of said body member, and the edge opposite thereto being bent rearwardly and inwardly to provide another flange spaced from the rear surface of said body member, and a front member Vandthe surfacev of Said body member in superimposedrelton to saidoardS'-, having openings thronghwhch indications carried 1 fby'sad cards- Inay he''dsrayedv said front;

member having thecentral portionY of one of its edges embossed to completer/he'frane e'ee of thenforWn-rdly and inwardly bent. portions of the third edge of 'seid body rneln-y ber, and having its opposite-edge embossed along its entre'lengthto'oomplete the frame eect of lsaid flanges.V

ANTHONY AQUILA.. 

